A few weeks away from training camps (end of September), NBA franchises are beginning to expand their roster. And good news, Frenchie Olivier Sarr – whom we all want to see back in the Big League following his time with the Thunder – has just landed a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
It’s always nice to see a Frenchman rejoin an NBA roster. According to Adrian Wojnarowski ofESPNthis is the case of Olivier Sarr, whom the Blazers have just signed with a Exhibit 10 contract. However, this contract does not imply no guarantee for Sarr, if not to be able to show himself and prove himself at the training camp with a view to integrating the roster. If the professional interiors in Portland are not the wrath of war behind Jusuf Nurkic, the Frenchie starts from quite a distance and will really have to shine to hope to find a place. This Exhibit 10 deal may nevertheless lead to a two-way contract, which would allow Olivier to possibly show up on the NBA floors while tearing up the G-League. The Blazers will have to decide before the start of the regular season, however, as an Exhibit 10 contract cannot be turned into a two-way once the season begins. It’s also what pre-season exists for, and the 23-year-old insider won’t have to let his luck slip away if Chauncey Billups puts him on the pitch. Whether this experience in Portland works or not in the end, it leaves him in any case the opportunity to stay close to NBA teams and hope a GM keeps an eye on him.
The Portland Trail Blazers are signing free agent center Olivier Sarr to an Exhibit 10 deal, sources tell ESPN. Sarr, 23, played 22 games for OKC a season ago following going undrafted out of Kentucky.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 4, 2022
Not drafted when he left Kentucky in 2021, the tricolor interior has already done a lot of work in an attempt to find his place among the greats. After a Summer League in the Grizzlies roster, he played his first NBA game at the end of December 2021 with Oklahoma City, who offered him a first ten-day contract following a stint in the G League with OKC Blue. Contract subsequently renewed and then transformed into a two-way until almost the end of last season, before being cut on April 6 by the Thunder. A necessarily difficult decision for Olivier, who had distinguished himself at the end of the season. In 22 games, he had 7 points and 4.2 rebounds in just under 20 minutes, all at 57.4% on shots, including 44.8% from behind the arc and 82.8% on free throws. A rather honest production from Sarr, who took advantage you plane tanking the reconstruction of the Thunder to release some good performances: 24 points at 5/6 behind the arc once morest the Suns for example last April, or even a 17 points – 9 rebounds once morest Atlanta. This summer, we might also see him in the Summer League, this time in the jersey of Phoenix and there once more, his passage was far from uninteresting: 8 points, 8 rebounds and 1.7 once morest average in 14 minutes of game. Productive we said.
After being cut by OKC last season, Sarr is looking for a new starting point in the NBA. Not to mention any tenure, Olivier might bring good minutes if given an opportunity. Why not the Blazers? But for that it will first be necessary to impress during the training camp and the pre-season.
Source texte : Twitter @wojespn
